IN PICTURES: Heartbreaking scenes as Derry mourns killing of journalist Lyra McKee

People of all faiths, backgrounds and political parties attended a special vigil held in honour of journalist Lyra McKee who was shot dead by a masked gunman during a riot in Derry's Creggan estate on Thursday evening.
The people of Derry came out in their hundreds to mourn journalist and L.G.B.T.Q. rights campaigner, Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in Creggan on Thursday.The people of Derry came out in their hundreds to mourn journalist and L.G.B.T.Q. rights campaigner, Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in Creggan on Thursday.
The people of Derry came out in their hundreds to mourn journalist and L.G.B.T.Q. rights campaigner, Lyra McKee, who was shot dead in Creggan on Thursday.

The people of Derry came out in their hundreds to stand side by side Ms. McKee's partner, Sara Canning and to send a defiant message to those responsible for her death - here are a selection of photographs from the vigil.